Tuesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time September 5, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Tuesday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time September 5, 2023, Luke 4:31-37 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090523.cfm Jesus Is So Strong – Unbelievable, But It’s True. A young couple asked me to bless their house. They had just moved in and were experiencing a strange phenomenon. I began the blessing at the back door […]
Monday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time September 4, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Monday, 22nd Week in Ordinary Time September 4, 2023, Luke 4:16-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090423.cfm Jesus Was Anointed For You and Me! Hurricanes are so devastating. How our hearts go out to people who have lost everything in a hurricane or a fire. We open our hearts and our wallets to bring […]
22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time September 3, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time September 3, 2023, Matthew 16:24-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081123.cfm The Cross is Freedom We are grateful that most diocesan properties in our Diocese sustained little to no damage from Hurricane Idalia. During Hurricane Irma last year, five school classrooms, parish offices, and church chapel flooded. After much […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time
September 2, 2023, Matthew 25:14-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090223.cfm What the Master Sees. Sometimes, I visit people in the hospital who are in tremendous pain. Themorphine barely takes off the edge of their misery. Yet, behind the tears intheir eyes is peace. I experienced peace as soon as I walked into the room.Maybe they don’t recognize how united […]
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 18th Week in Ordinary Time
August 11, 2023, Matthew 17:24-28 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/081223.cfm The sacrament of the sick is a powerful encounter with Jesus in areas wesuffer the greatest. Surgery carries its complications and difficulties. It candisrupt our lives, such as losing work and the ability to do the simplestthings for ourselves. Over time it can cause a lot of frustration, anger, and […]
Saturday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time September 2, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Saturday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time September 2, 2023, Matthew 25:14-30 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090223.cfm What the Master Sees. Sometimes, I visit people in the hospital who are in tremendous pain. The morphine barely takes off the edge of their misery. Yet, behind the tears in their eyes is peace. I […]
Friday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time September 1, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Homily for Friday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time September 1, 2023, Matthew 25:1-13 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/090123.cfm Every Day Counts We are grateful that most diocesan properties in our Diocese sustained little to no damage from Hurricane Idalia. Our prayers are with our neighbors to the north who are dealing with hurricane damage from […]
Thursday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 31, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Thursday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 31, 2023, Matthew 24:42-51 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/thursday-twenty-first-week-ordinary-time Stealing Second Base. Imagine you just got a base hit and are on first base. You get a comfortable lead because you want to steal second base. Now is not the time to daydream. Your total […]
Wednesday 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 30, 2023
Fr. Rick’s Two Minute Wednesday, 21st Week in Ordinary Time August 30, 2023, Matthew 23:27-32 https://bible.usccb.org/bible/readings/083023.cfm Anesthesia Is Painless, But Watch Out. How did people ever manage before anesthesia? With a rag in their mouth, they bit as hard as they could, enduring the pain. Today, a person doesn’t have to count […]
Prayer During a Hurricane. And Gospel Reflections
PLEASE NOTE: As Hurricane Idalia moves into the Gulf of Mexico and approaches the West Coast of Florida, we pray for the safety of all it will affect. Let us pray: Heavenly Father, we trust Your unwavering protection amid this hurricane’s fury. Just as You shielded Noah from the flood (Genesis 7:23), we ask for […]